Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28
Launch Successful
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Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m. - Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m. - Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m.
STS-28 was the thirtieth space shuttle mission, the fourth dedicated to the Department of Defence and the eigth of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
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Birth: May 6, 1949
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Birth: March 3, 1946
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